Pakistan Telecommunication Authority Attempts to Ban “Obscene” Words from Texts
On November 14th, the Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) sent a notice to Pakistani cell phone carriers, demanding that they block 1,600 terms and phrases it deemed “obscene” from being transmitted via text message. The extensive list runs the gamut from mundane words like “hole,” “joint,” and “period,” to head-scratchers...
Cablegate One Year Later: How WikiLeaks Has Influenced Foreign Policy, Journalism, and the First Amendment
One year ago today, WikiLeaks started publishing a trove of over 250,000 leaked U.S. State Department cables, which have since formed the basis of reporting for newspapers around the globe. The publication has given the public a window into the inner workings of government at an unprecedented scale, and...
The Humble Introversion Bumble: Get Awesome Games and Support EFF
This Week in Internet Censorship: Opaque Censorship in Turkey, Russia, and Britain
Turkey Launches Internet Filter
On Tuesday, Turkey instituted a voluntary filtering system blocks "objectionable content" when enabled. Users will now have to sign up for the free system with their ISP and select from two levels of filtering: child and family. The original intention for this tiered system...
Carrier IQ Drops Empty Legal Threat, Apologizes to Security Researcher
Today mobile software company Carrier IQ withdrew (pdf) a bogus legal threat to a security researcher who published an analysis of the company's software, as well as training materials on which he based his research.
Last week, Trevor Eckhart published a detailed article pointing out that...
Against the Blacklist Bills: Congressmembers and Senators Speak Up
Citizens nationwide have spoken out against the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) and PROTECT IP, its counterpart in the Senate — and they’re not alone. A large and growing bi-partisan group of legislators have told their colleagues in the Capitol that Internet censorship is a very bad idea.
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Introducing @EFFLive
We’re pleased to announce another way to connect with the Electronic Frontier Foundation: our new live-tweeting account @EFFLive. We officially unveiled it last week during the House Judiciary Committee hearing on the Internet blacklist legislation.With so many events affecting digital civil liberties going on, we want to provide...
Northern Exposure: Unmasking Online Spying in Canada
Syrian Surveillance Project Raises Concerns About Effectiveness of Export Controls
After the Hearing: SOPA Down But Not Yet Out
Last week proved to be an important one in the ongoing saga of the horrendous Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA), the House of Representatives’ Internet blacklist bill: the House Judiciary Committee held the first hearing on the bill Wednesday. Over the past several weeks, we’ve been highlighting why this...
